12:58 PM
— October 11th, 1:00 AM
* WHAT...South winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northwest Arizona, southeast California, and
southern Nevada.
* WHEN...From 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ to 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult,
especially for high profile vehicles.
11:08 AM
— October 11th, 5:00 AM
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...western Coconino, northern Gila, far southern Navajo, and
Yavapai counties.
* WHEN...Through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Flash flooding will be possible in creeks, normally dry
washes, swimming holes, and over recently burned areas. Raging
killer currents will be possible in side canyons and narrow slot
canyons. Low-water crossings may be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage
through today, and continue through the overnight hours into
Sunday. With deep tropical moisture in place from the remnants of
Tropical Storm Rachel, periods of embedded heavy rainfall will be
possible leading to flash flooding. Additionally, the extended
period of rain could lead to elevated flow in creeks, normally
dry washes, and rivers.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
10:58 AM
— 11:00 PM
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northwest Arizona, including the following
areas, Hualapai Mountains, Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave, Lake Mead -
AZ side, Lake Mohave - AZ side, Northwest Deserts and Northwest
Plateau, southeast California, including the following areas, Cadiz
Basin, Eastern Mojave Desert, Morongo Basin and San Bernardino
County-Upper Colorado River Valley, and Nevada, including the
following areas, Lake Mead - NV side, Lake Mohave - NV side, Las
Vegas Valley, Lincoln County, Northeast Clark County, Sheep Range,
Southern Clark County, Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon and Western
Clark and Southern Nye County.
* WHEN...Through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Incoming tropical moisture will lead to widespread shower and
thunderstorm activity, some of which may cause flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
3:07 AM
— 6:15 PM
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...A portion of Utah, including the following areas, Castle
Country, Central Mountains, Eastern Juab/Millard Counties, San
Rafael Swell, Sanpete Valley, Sevier Valley, Wasatch Plateau/Book
Cliffs, Bryce Canyon Country, Capitol Reef National Park and
Vicinity, Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell, South Central
Utah, Southern Mountains, Upper Sevier River Valleys, Western
Canyonlands, Lower Washington County, Southwest Utah and Zion
National Park. This also includes recent burn scars such as
Forsyth, Cottonwood, Silver King, France Canyon, and Monroe Canyon.
* WHEN...From noon MDT today through Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, dry washes, slot canyons, and other low-lying and
flood-prone locations such as slickrock areas and recent burn
scars. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may
occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Anomalously high moisture is forecast to impact the region with
the arrival of the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel. While this
is expected to be a long duration rainfall event, scattered
instances of heavier rainfall rates are expected with stronger
storms yielding flash flooding concerns given saturated soils and
prior burn scars.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
11:08 AM
— October 11th, 11:00 AM
* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph expected.
* WHERE...All of central and northern Arizona.
* WHEN...From 8 AM MST /9 AM MDT/ to 8 PM MST /9 PM MDT/ Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could snap resulting in a few power outages. Travel will be
difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
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To purchase a Christmas tree permit, visit Recreation.gov and search for Kaibab National Forest Christmas Tree Permits. It is important to carefully read the overview and need-to-know information prior to purchasing the permit. Visitors will also need to set up or log in to a Recreation.gov account…
Kaibab National Forest
The Kaibab is planning to start ignitions at Moonset Pit on Wednesday (9/23) around mid-day. Smoke is expected to be heaviest right after ignitions and visible in the Parks area and to travelers along I-40, with light smoke lingering in the area for the next few weeks as the vegetation burns down.
Kaibab National Forest
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Kaibab National Forest
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Kaibab National Forest
SR 64: I-40 to Pipeline Road Pavement Preservation ProjectThe Arizona Department of Transportation has initiated a pavement preservation project along State Route 64 between I-40 in Williams and Pipeline Road (mileposts 185-205). Per the project webpage, ADOT anticipates project completion in fall…
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Cinder Pit informationStarting April 1, 2025 at 8:00am, the public may call the Williams Ranger Station at 928-635-5600 to sign up for the waitlist. If you have any questions, please contact the Williams Ranger Station.Click here for more information on cinder pit locations (click the + next to…
Kaibab National Forest
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Kaibab National Forest
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